increase of citalopram from 20mg to 40 mg!

Hi Emma,

Anne is right, there are many people who suffer from anxiety/depression and at different stages of citalopram. I took Cit for 25 days, horrible side effects, anxiety, feeling sick, headache, diarrhoea just to name a few. After 25 days the doc increased it to 30 and I'm day 12 into 30mg. This time diarrhoea stopped (it was due to a change in the brand of Citalopram), but the headache and feeling really dizzy and spaced out! My anxiety subsided a bit , so I can have small conversations about sth else (not just my anxiety), but still take Lorazapam to help me with any bouts of anxiety. So there is hope for you, jut wait, take one day at a time and you will get there

Kind regards, Grace

Woke this morning and the anxiety feeling is still hovering . Hot sunny day outside but can't face it . Same yesterday wanted to close myself off from the world in bed and haven't pulled the drapes for couple days . Don't know how much longer I can take this as making me not want to see people or want to do even the smallest thing . Anyone felt like this please please tell me

Thanks I'm desperate

Hi Wendy,

You need to help yourself, open the curtains, get fresh air, we were like this too, but deep breathing in the fresh air really helped, so even go for a little walk whether u feel like it or not think of it as part of your recovery and getting back to normal, make sure u drink plenty and you will get there believe me we have all been there,

make sure u are in contact with people whether on here or around you, dont cut yourself off, we need company to feel normal, and I hated this to start with but knew I needed people round me.

Take care and keep in touch

Anne

Hi,emma,

Sorry to hear you are having so many problems. However, as theladies have already explained, there is light at the end of what seems to be a very long tunnel. I have been on 40mg for over a year. I lost my wife just over a year ago and have had lots of other problems in between. I had a rubbish doctor, who's answer was simply to give me citalopram and then told me to go away. I did use the nhs talking therapy which worked for a couple of days but then i went back to being even more depressed. One problem i had was that i could no longer live in the house my wife and i had lived in, so i moved. What i'm trying to say in my long winded way, is that even though i was depressed and had problems piled ontop, the citalopram got me through. That and my dog.

Hope you are getting better. But you must always remember, youare not alone.

Hi, i know this is now a year old, but i've just found it!  i've not had any side effects that i've noticed - definitely not any as described by some of you, although maybe a little headache, but nothing worse. 

I came on here as I initially asked my doc for 10mg.  Two years later due to an accident I upped this to 20mg.  I've not got to a point after a pretty horrific weekend that I think i need 40mg just for a little while.  do you think it's ok to up it and then go back down?

I don't like being like this as i have two young children and i know they suffer

Hi Emma,

My name is chanda, I'm so glad I found this. I need advice and other patient input on cElena also.. so I'm 37 yrs old just had my 4th child a year old now. When he was 5 months I got on 20 mg then 40 months later (celexa) with doc for anxiety and stress. Always angry always sad and crying. Had lot going on in family. I gave it 4-5 months to really tell if it was working.. well my side affects were opposite of yours, my biggest problem was cured I started to get better and stronger nomore crying anxiety or sadness. But I started gaining weight and became to want to isolate myself, not wanting to get out of house, didn't want to see people or interact or even interta in my best friend over. I just went back to them today, complaining I think I'm getting depressed, they had ran blood work prior to this visit, the results today are my testosterone level is in the negatives. That's why I'm tired sluggish no motivation have the don't wants and give up kinda feeling...they bumbed me back down and I will decide to take the shots are not after I think about it.. I'm frustrated too.. get one problem fixed and you get 5 more! Ugh.. keep in touch.

I am a mental health male nurse and have been taking citalopram for years with few setbacks resulting in lack of pleasure severe anxiety and racing thoughts. I have mainly been on 20mg but will see my gp regarding increase to 40mg as I'm extremely anxious and had to phone in sick during spell on night shift as I can't sleep. Any suggestions folk? I think cause I work in mental health I feel like this shouldn't effect me but it is becoming common throughout society and within mental health nursing.

I have yet to find any anti-depressant that doesn't have almighty side effects.

Hi

Sorry to hear all your difficult and life limiting stories. Really hope you can all feel better soon.

I have been on citolopram for about 4 months at 20mg and just been increased to 40mg a few days ago. Don't remember having any side effects of the 20mg but my god the 40mg are hard work. Loss of sleep (usually sleep just fine) diarrhoea, complete loss of appetite, what feels like a cold coming and feeling spaced out a bit like a zombie. On the upside I haven't had a melt down for a week.

Takes about 3 - 4 weeks

There are other SSRI's

Prozac didn't work for me Hang in there and good luck

I am on 40mg